Pretty lady she may be, but the concept of the man-eating older woman is not very becoming, in my opinion, nor very Catholic, nor am I quite old enough to pull it off. I'm stuck in the middle--battling pimples while the wrinkles set in.

Pedge made the point, that we will never refer to ourselves as middle aged, because we're never going to allow ourselves to embody that dumpy stereotype, nor the classless cougar one. It doesn't matter how old we get, or which way the scales tip, the goal is to be classy and ageless, like dessert wine in filigreed stemware.

In other news, we took the kids downtown last week to the Canal Walk in Indianapolis. A bridge on this walk has been transformed into a sculpture garden. I don't know if it's just the state of things in Indianapolis, or my failure to fully appreciate modern art, but what do you make of this?How exactly is this different from the stack of 2x4s down the street at Carter Lumber?Oh, wait, maybe this plaque will shed some light on it:That shed no light whatsoever.

And finally, the weather is so nice around here, I want to spend all my free time in the hammock.

But a wise man once said, "Never hang your hammock under a walnut tree."It's more dangerous than hanging out on a golf course.

Here’s what people are saying about Betty Duffy’s Blog:

“Maybe we should just read her blog and talk about it!!! Wait...we already do that....

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